The Art Of Murder by Jose Carlos Somoza
Why did Melissa have to die? That's what her older sister, Micaela (Mickey) Moskowitz wants to know. Mickey, a prominent New York City journalist, returns to her hometown of Santa Fe in a quest for answers. She enlists Berg, her physicist paramour, and fiery District Attorney Lupita, her closest friend, to help solve the crime that shattered Mickey's life forever. This trail-blazing trio of sleuths encounter an eclectic cast of characters, some charming and eccentric, some sinister and threatening. The plot interweaves the high-tech world of Los Alamos and a swaggering scientist with the legendary art world of Santa Fe and an ethically challenged U.S. senator. Author Peggy van Hulsteyn, a long-time Santa Fe resident, knows these worlds intimately. The Art of Murder is a smart, engaging, and entertaining novel for readers who love eccentric New Mexico and who enjoy a good whodunit.
Chilly, clever and gripping by turns* SUNDAY TIMES *
Simply delicious. It stubbornly fails to be pigeon-holed: it is a dark thriller and more... This is an important novel which demands to be read- and heeded. * IRISH EXAMINER *
Somoza breathes originality, wit, satire, and suspense into a moribund genre. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Wonderfully aberrant ideas about humanity and aesthetics are spun out of this intriguing fiction... Somoza entices us along with shifts in tempo, offbeat aesthetic and pragmatic interrogations by the two detectives, and some crankily comic visions of the f * TLS *
Simply delicious. It stubbornly fails to be pigeon-holed: it is a dark thriller and more... This is an important novel which demands to be read- and heeded. * IRISH EXAMINER *
Somoza breathes originality, wit, satire, and suspense into a moribund genre. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Wonderfully aberrant ideas about humanity and aesthetics are spun out of this intriguing fiction... Somoza entices us along with shifts in tempo, offbeat aesthetic and pragmatic interrogations by the two detectives, and some crankily comic visions of the f * TLS *
Jose Carlos Somoza is a doctor of medicine, and specialist in psychiatry, he has received, amongst others, the Cervantes Theatre Prize, the Cafe Gijon Prize, and in 2000 DAFNE DESVANECIDA was shortlisted for one of the most important Spanish literary prizes, the Nadal Prize
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349118833 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349118833 |
| Title | The Art Of Murder |
| Author | Jose Carlos Somoza |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2005-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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